Vince gives Hampshire early reasons for optimism

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James Vince top-scored with a superb 148Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images

Ivo Tennant

Last updated at 12:01AM, April 12 2013

Ageas Bowl (second day of four): Leicestershire, with all second-innings wickets in hand, need 311 runs to avoid an innings defeat by Hampshire

There has been sufficient decent cricket played over the first two days of
this match to suggest that Hampshire will be candidates for promotion from
the second division this season.

A century by James Vince, supported by Adam Wheater, brought about five bonus
batting points and a declaration, supplemented by effective left-arm swing
bowling by James Tomlinson.

Leicestershire, dismissed for 143, followed on 311 runs behind. Tomlinson,
from what doubtless will have to be known as the “hotel end” once
construction work is finished here, took three upper-order wickets through
movement and accuracy. In addition, Ramnaresh Sarwan played around a